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as in impression
a perceptible trace left by pressure one telltale sign that I had been napping was the print left by the chenille bedspread on my cheek

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as in photo
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera we now get our prints developed online

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verb

as in to publish
to produce and release for distribution in printed form the newspaper's motto remains "All the News That's Fit to Print"

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Recent Examples of print
Noun
Her white tank and matching shorts featured a cherry print. Hannah Malach, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026 But as Duff points out on a recent afternoon, the paisley-print guitar is all hers. Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
Also, printing the recipe on the raw material packaging could help simplify the job of determining the mixing ratio so geopolymers can be more widely used with confidence. Alcina Johnson Sudagar, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026 What follows is a look back at some of his most iconic images, printed in color to evoke Cortina’s chic ski culture of the 1970s. Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for print
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Noun
  • In life, Ofelia made an impression on teachers at her school and public officials.
    Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • What impression did the bar staff make?
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The post included a photo of a teen carrying a realistic-looking toy pistol, which was captured by a doorbell camera in 2024, said Ziggy Azarcon, public information officer with the Irvine Police Department.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • In the 2010s, the Daily Mail published an archive photo Giuffre took with Andrew and his longtime associate, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, as a teenager.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
  • In 2009, after studying a mother and a daughter who were both short sleepers, Fu published a paper about a variation in a gene called DEC2, which influences the production of orexin, a hormone associated with wakefulness.
    Shayla Love, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Being cheated on or in an abusive relationship can leave a deep imprint on one’s psyche and lead to an ex appearing in dreams.
    Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The Friday night surprise sent plenty of talent reps at rival firms pouring over Wasserman’s imprints to look for opportunities.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • After a trip home to Florida for his grandson’s first birthday party, Griffey is visiting other WBC teams in Arizona, Houston and, finally, Florida, where he will be embedded with Team USA and taking photographs on the field and behind the scenes.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The sign museum, which is located in Camp Washington, showcases American signage and affiliated objects from over 100 years that include signs, photographs, artworks and tools.
    Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But the lead did impress because Tampa had everything to play for, in a fight with Carolina to win the sad NFC South and claim the conference’s final available playoff spot.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
  • The push for fully autonomous systems, agents that plan, reason, and act without human oversight, has created an automation theater where demos impress, but production systems disappoint.
    Joel Hron, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But the series of pics proved that Bey lived it up and joined Benito in paying tribute to his Puerto Rican heritage.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Grace was most recently seen in the Paramount pic Regretting You.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Taken together, the moves add an official stamp to Israel’s accelerating expansion and would override parts of decades-old agreements that split the West Bank between areas under Israeli control and areas where the Palestinian Authority exercises limited autonomy.
    Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The studio’s recent projects are also presented, including the commemorative stamp issued by La Poste in late 2025, the Chemin Faisant by Andrée Putman scarf for Louis Vuitton, and the Voie Lactée passport holder created for private jet company Jetfly.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026

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“Print.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/print. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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